O R F F S C H U L W E R K I N T H E

INTERACTIVE PRIMARY CLASSROOM

By Samue l Wr igh t

Content★ Don’t Cry - Singing Lesson

★ What makes a song - Chords 1 4 5

★ Links, Links & More Links

★ iPads & IWB

★ Noteworthy Equipment

★ Charlie & Lola Orff ensemble project

Don’t Cry...star t by clapping ostinato - Copy

1. Sing melody and ask class to listen2. Sing again and ask class to hum along (star t ‘walking’ pulse)3. Sing again and ask class to join in with words• Now Singing melody altogether with whole body moving

5. Using melody sheet up on the IWB ask students to move note blocks into the correct order (of what they just sang)

6. Sing as a whole class what was ar ranged on the IWB (right or wrong)

• Repeat and try to mix up the patterns & sing them

7. Add in harmony par ts using the process above * Can teach par ts from videos in Sibelius First• Higher par t first• Lower par t second• Bass par t last

8. Ask students to identify the higher harmony par t from the IWB9. Ask students to comment on melodic contour10. Point out the 1 4 5 chords that are being sung as individual

notes

~ Perform whole piece as a class

What makes a songby One Direction

Strangely enough...not much.

1. Clap the Bass rhythm ostinato - Copy2. Students can come up and notate the par t on the stave3. Sing Bass line notes C F G - Copy4. Students can come up and notate the bass line on the stave

using the previous rhythm - Point out chords 1 4 55. Clap Bass ostinato against back-beat ostinato from par t 2 -

divide into par ts6. Perform bass line on Mallet instruments with some on back-

beat with untuned percussion7. Hand out scores for students to learn other par ts (or use

videos on the board via Sibelius First)8. Comment on anacrusis, limited range, arpeggios etc

~ Perform whole piece as a class

Extension ~ Students break into groups and compose their own songs using:• chords 1 4 5• & the ostinatos played in the ar rangement

Links

Amy M . Bur nse lementa r y mus i c educa to r

smar tboardmus i c .o r g Je l l yMus i c

T he Mus i c I n te r ac t i ve

Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra - Amazing interactive music adventure through this famous work. For worksheets and tips visit this teacher created site.

More Links...

Creating Music Block Game - online melody application11 Ideas for Music Lessons on your Interactive Whiteboard - interesting blog postSmar tboard Resources - list of links for using IWB in MusicInteractive Music Activities - another great list of linksSMART Board Revolution - online community of IWB educators, this is the Music group.Incredibox - online music generator, amazing application with very sophisticated graphics.Orff Based Lesson Plans - Great collection of lessons from members of the American Orff Schulwerk Association.Orff Lessons plans from Lesson Planet - teacher’s lesson plan search engineOrffsite.com - lesson plans and rubrics. This site has allot to offer.Wrightstuffmusic - Direct link to a blog post I wrote last year on iPad Apps for Orff LessonsClassics for Kids - teacher training pages from this site give a good simple outline of Orff and Kodally approach

Beautifully illustrated resource of Rimksy-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Lesson plans, worksheets and cross curricular activities can also be found on the site

IWB MusicFacebook Group

OrffNSWFacebook Page

Bushfire PressFacebook Page

Few more Links...The Ontario Music Educators’ Association - has lesson plans and rubrics for each grade levelMusic Teacher Resource Centre – This site has everything from lessons to vocal or instrumental rounds and links for wor ld music!Bobby McFerrin Composition Game – learn each layer of Don’t Worry Be HappyLaTrobe Uni Medieval Music – for the medieval musician in all of us, or for notation studiesPlay Music – Music from around the wor ld on an interactive websiteMuxicall – This is a Vir tual Sound Scape Page that you have to try in front of a classroomQwer ty Beats – Just that. Beats from the Qwer ty keyboardBoom Whackers – This is a Vir tual Boom Whackers page just waiting for fun music teachers to exploreVir tual Keyboard – this is like having one of those Casio keyboards but on your computer!Help Kids learn – A Music Making Game with a colour keyboard for the interactive whiteboardSphinx Kids – Composers, Games, Rhythms and Instruments. All you need to kick star t a study into music

Poisson Rouge - Music Making Games a plenty! There is an interactive four par t round of Frere Jacque, Beautiful Melody Writing keyboard and more. This is a lovely site for K-12 music teachers to use in the classroomDallas Symphony Orchestra for KidsNew York Philharmonic – This will require you installing a flash plugin to view itSan Francisco KidsBoston Symphony Orchestra KidsNashville Symphony Orchestra KidsArizona OperaClassics For Kids – Opera, Musicals, Music Games, The Orchestra and moreAustin Symphony Kids – Instruments, games and online interactionAr ts Alive Instrument Lab – Listen, explore and interact with instruments of the orchestraBegin Band Sound Clips – A collection of instrument sounds that can be played, downloaded or linked to for presentationsDataDragon (Music Education) – A collection of instrument sounds that can be played, downloaded or linked to for presentations

iPads & IWBMorris Lessmore - The Music Teacher’s Companion.Resources for the shor t film and iPad app.

Music iPad Apps - Hyper linked list. Just click on the icon and it will take you to the iTunes download link.

Noteworthy Equipment

Samson Meteor MicrophoneFantastic por table microphone - USB so it can be used with your

computer or iPad easily.Available on Ebay

Belkin Rockstar Headphone Splitter5 headphones into a single unit.Also available in a two way split

Wirelessly project your iPad or Macbook to the IWB with these:

Apple TV VGA/HDMI Adapter

Buy the bookbookdepository.com

(free postage!)

Read online!bbc.co.uk

What you’ll need:

• an IWB• a USB or equivalent microphone• Laptop• Tuned & un-Tuned Percussion• Speakers• Garageband (Mac) or • Mixcraft (PC)• Video clip file

A Project Based Lesson that involves

Listening,Performing &

Composing,as an Orff Ensemble

Clips with their descriptive titles and timings to write music to.

You can watch the video on Youtube or read it here to see the parts that were taken out of the original animation.

* Use the list below if you cannot use the Garageband file* Tie in this unit when teaching Instruments of the Orchestra

1. Learn to play & perform the “I want to play music to” Orff ensemble arrangement2. With your IWB play along to the silent introduction of Charlie & Lola3. Import the video clip into Garageband (or equivalent) and using your USB microphone

have the class record to their first film project• make as many takes as you want (just create new tracks)• split into groups to discuss layering options once recorded (are SFX needed etc)4. Split into small “composing groups” with tuned and untuned percussion5. Using the video hit points in Garageband (or above), compose small segments of music

to the missing gaps6. Then record the music over the video clip in stages7. When all music is recorded the final project is to compose a class piece (25secs) for the

‘made sounds’ performance at the end of the clip.8. Again record the performance with the USB microphone and save it to your Garageband

project file. Always save your work and back it up with Dropbox or your Schools’ LMS

“You will then have an exceptionally brilliant & completely musical video”

When you are ready to export your classes project choose ‘export movie to disc’ from the Share menu.

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